| J’ai conçu cet album comme une espèce de collage, j’avais envie de ce côté hétéroclite, en partie inspirée du classique Odelay de Beck. J’aime son côté “free-for-all”. J’avais envie de ce genre de ruptures de ton. De surprises, en fait.
PISSENLIT est moins une rupture dans le son d’Antoine Corriveau que son excroissance presque punk, angulaire et imprévisible, soulagée des orchestrations de cordes et de cuivres qui le suivaient depuis Les Ombres Longues, paru en 2014. Libéré même, en partie du moins – on ne se refait qu’à moitié! – du spleen caractéristique du bonhomme, qui laisse presque pointer de l’humour, sinon le plaisir d’offrir des chansons spontanées, vivantes, parfois espiègles.
Antoine Corriveau est un artiste à part entière. Débarqué dans le paysage québécois en 2011, c’est en 2014 qu’il marque l’imaginaire avec l’encensé Les Ombres Longues, pour lequel il rafle, par vote du public, le Prix de la chanson SOCAN avec sa pièce Le nouveau vocabulaire. Cette Chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s’arrêter paraît en octobre 2016, et récolte notamment 4 nominations au Gala de l'ADISQ, il figure sur la longue liste du Prix de musique Polaris 2017, se retrouve dans les dix finalistes du Prix Félix Leclerc – et remporte le Prix André « Dédé » Fortin pour l’émergence au Gala de la SPACQ en plus de celui de l’album indie rock de l’année au Gala des GAMIQ 2017.
Manifestement la réputation de l’artiste n’est plus à faire. Et si la proposition peut paraître, a priori, nichée, le marché de la grande francophonie suit déjà de près la carrière de Corriveau. À ce titre, soulignons d’ailleurs qu’il figurait parmi les cinq nouvelles voix à surveiller dans Le Point (France) : On le compare souvent à Bashung. Il est vrai que leurs voix, leurs écritures, leurs allures ne sont pas tout à fait étrangères. Le EP Feu de forêt paraît sur étiquette Secret City Records en novembre 2019, enchante les critiques en plus de gagner dans la catégorie EP Folk de l’année au GAMIQ 2019. Il récolte quatre étoiles dans La Presse et que des éloges en France et aux États-Unis: Il demeure, plus que jamais, un authentique trésor. Trésor qu’on a le privilège de côtoyer de son vivant.[...] (Tsugi), un rock enivrant et cinématographique (Brooklyn Vegan).
   
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Antoine Corriveau announces Pissenlit, his new album available on october 9 via Secret City Records
The second single and music video Albany is now available - premiering via La Presse+
Antoine Corriveau's first release in France, Belgium and Switzerland
Today Antoine Corriveau announces the upcoming release of PISSENLIT, on October 9 via Secret City Records. Three new things in Antoine’s life led to the creation of this album: a car, a studio, and a label. In this order of importance. Since the release of his previous album, I bought a car, says Antoine Corriveau. “I drove a lot these last few years.” Escaping far from home, but still somewhat at home—PISSENLIT is a “road album,” like you would refer to a “road movie.”
Today he also shares the second single and music video off the album, Albany, one of the heaviest rock songs he ever recorded, with the state of New York and an abandoned house as a backdrop. The music video, which was directed by Akim Gagnon, pays tribute to the Toyota Corolla that inspired the album. The video is a tribute to the people who have unconditional love for their old car, says Akim Gagnon.
For the very first time in the career of the singer-songwriter, the PISSENLIT album will also be released in France, Belgium and Switzerland on October 9. Concert dates in Quebec and Europe will be announced shortly.
Watch the music video for the song “Albany” by clicking here.
Preorder the vinyl or cassette of PISSENLIT by clicking here.
The seed of PISSENLIT, Corriveau’s fourth album, was planted at the end of Route 138, during a writing residence in Natashquan. I drove up there by myself. Crossing Quebec from the south to the north provoked a reflection about the territory. The themes of movement and its opposite, taking root, became a way to talk about myself through my vision of the Quebec territory, of how it’s inhabited, how it has been developed over the years, over generations.
In the new surroundings of his own Studio Van Horne, which opened in early 2019, a different way of designing and recording an album emerged, shaking up Antoine’s musical style. The gestation period of PISSENLIT was chaotic. It reminded me of my twenties, when I was starting to make music by myself at home. I conceived this album as sort of a collage. I wanted it to be eclectic, says Corriveau, who was partly inspired by Beck’s classic Odelay LP. I love its free-for-all quality. I aimed for that kind of abrupt tonal shifts. Surprises, really.
PISSENLIT doesn’t so much overturn Antoine Corriveau’s sound that it grows off it, in a quasi-punk, angular, unpredictable manner, free of the string and brass arrangements that had been following him since 2014’s Les Ombres Longues. His music is even free of his signature melancholia, in part at least (you can’t completely reinvent yourself!). This left room for something resembling humour, or certainly the fun of delivering spontaneous, lively, sometimes mischievous songs.
Antoine Corriveau is a fully fledged artist. In the Quebec musical landscape since 2011, he broke through in 2014 with the critically acclaimed Les Ombres Longues. That album featured the song Le nouveau vocabulaire, which won the Prix de la chanson SOCAN (by popular vote). Cette Chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s’arrêter was released in October 2016, earning 4 nominations at the Gala de ADISQ, making it onto the Polaris Music Prize 2017 Long List, being included among the ten finalists for the Prix Félix Leclerc – and winning the Prix André “Dédé” Fortin, presented by SPACQ to an emerging artist, as well as the Indie Rock Album of the Year award at the 2017 GAMIQ Gala.
Clearly, his reputation is firmly established. And while his music can initially seem intended for a niche audience, the vast Francophone market — which is very fond of Americana and ethereal songwriting — is already closely monitoring Corriveau’s career. In that regard, it should be noted that he was picked as one of the five new voices to watch out for by Le Point (France): He is often compared to Bashung. It is true that their voices, their writing and their looks are not all that different. The Feu de forêt EP was released on the Secret City Records label in November 2019, thrilling critics, in addition to winning the Folk EP of the Year award at the 2019 GAMIQ Gala. It also received a four-star review in La Presse, and it was lauded in France and the United States. More than ever, he remains a genuine treasure. We are blessed to live in the same era as him […] (Tsugi); exhilarating, cinematic rock (Brooklyn Vegan).
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